by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2014
Governor Walker says he’s pleased that the Obama administration is taking a scandal at the federal department of veterans affairs seriously.Administrators are accused of covering up delays at VA clinics that led to several deaths.Walker says he...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2014
School officials in Wisconsin Rapids are investigating a fight among students that’s gone viral on social media. The incident, which happened Wednesday at East Middle School, was recorded by several students with cellphones The school resource officer says...
by Jackie Johnson | May 23, 2014
A new poll shows people love highways and dislike potholes, but don’t want to pay for construction and maintenance. People are less willing to pay more taxes, borrow money, or take funds from other programs to upgrade Wisconsin roads, according to the latest...
by WRN Contributor | May 23, 2014
A former Abbotsford school teacher accused of sexually assaulting two students will be heading to trial. 25-year-old Andy Follen was bound over on Thursday in Clark County court on five felony counts of sexual assault of a student by school staff, one count of...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
6’2 junior shooting guard Brevin Pritzl from De Pere High School, gave an oral commitment to the University of Wisconsin for its 2015 freshman class. Pritzl averaged 20.9 points a game last season and was offered a scholarship after performing well this spring...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
UW-Milwaukee rolled to a 12-4 win over Illinois-Chicago in the Horizon League baseball tournament on Thursday night at Kapco Park in Mequon. The bottom three hitters in the Panthers lineup accounted for 7 runs, 7 hits and 4 rbis in Milwaukee’s 15-hit attack. The...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers should know later today if right-hander Yovani Gallardo will be able to make his next start, this Sunday in the series finale at Miami. Gallardo sprained his left ankle during the fourth inning of Tuesday’s game against the Braves. ...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
The Milwaukee Brewers coughed up a blew a 4-2 lead in the 7th and fell to the Atlanta Braves 5-4 at Turner Field last night. With pitching coach Rick Kranitz and bullpen coach Lee Tunnell away to attend graduations within their families, communication between their...
by Andrew Beckett | May 23, 2014
Just as many anglers are getting ready to head out for the holiday weekend, state officials are raising bag limits for walleye on several lakes. The state Department of Natural Resources says daily walleye bag limits will increase today on 447 lakes in northern...
by Bill Scott | May 23, 2014
Former Green Bay Packers receiving great Sterling Sharpe was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Thursday, highlighting a class of 14 players. Sharpe held several receiving records when he left South Carolina after the 1987 season. He went on to become...
by WRN Contributor | May 22, 2014
A week after she was taken to a hospital with a head injury, a three-year-old Town of Menasha girl has died. Officer Jason Weber says they continue to investigate claims that the child had a seizure and fell down some stairs. A 26-year-old man remains in custody on a...
by Andrew Beckett | May 22, 2014
A Wisconsin Congressman says legislation aimed at curtailing the surveillance powers of the National Security Agency still contains many protections for Americans, even if the final product is not what he envisioned in the first place. The U.S. House of...
by Andrew Beckett | May 22, 2014
Individuals making donations to Wisconsin candidates will no longer have to limit themselves to $10,000 a year. A federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement agreement that will result in the state lifting a long standing aggregate cap on donations to all...
by Bill Scott | May 22, 2014
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been named to the 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie Second Team today. Antetokounmpo was the 15th pick in the draft by Milwaukee last summer. He becomes the first Bucks to receive an All-Rookie Team nod since Brandon Jennings...
by WRN Contributor | May 22, 2014
A New London man is being held in the Waupaca County jail on a $200,000 cash bond, on charges stemming from fires set at an apartment building and school playground earlier this week. 19-year-old Jesse McLamarrah is charged with two counts of attempted first degree...
by Andrew Beckett | May 22, 2014
Lobbyists will no longer face any restrictions on when they can pass along donations from clients and political action committees to candidates for office in Wisconsin. That’s after the state Government Accountability Board on Wednesday backed an interpretation...
by Bill Scott | May 22, 2014
When you’re in a slump, you try to find ways to climb out of it. For the Milwaukee Brewers, it meant skipping batting practice last night. The result, a 6-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Mark Reynolds clubbed a first-inning grand slam and...
by Bill Scott | May 22, 2014
UW-Whitewater opens play in the NCAA Division-3 College Baseball World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute on Friday. The Warhawks are making their 6th World Series appearance, having won it all in 2005. In looking for its second title, the Warhawks are also...
by Bill Scott | May 22, 2014
The WIAA announced the 21 members of the Ad Hoc Competition Committee that will study competitive balance among the state’s public and private schools. The group is tasked with determining if any changes need to be made to the WIAA’s philosophy of using...
by Andrew Beckett | May 22, 2014
The special license plates that helped Wisconsin celebrate its 150th anniversary in 1998 are becoming a rarity on the highways. The state Department of Transportation says it has replaced about half of the Sesquicentennial plates, plus others that have red letters and...
